Inroads, January 1st, 2007
FOR A FEW WEEKS IN THE SPRING OF 2006, THE WORLD PAID attention to Nepal, when a coalition of nominally democratic political parties and Maoist rebels united to overthrow King Gyanendra. Then, as talks between the parties and the rebels dragged on, Nepal faded back into its accustomed obscurity.
Gyanendra had seized absolute power in 2005, claiming that the elected government had been unable to deal with the Maoists' decade-long insurgency. With a long history of power-hungry aristocrats, the Nepalese have reason to worry that the king may yet attempt a comeback. But the rebels, who are conso...
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